IN-CLASS:
  • Checked Page 1 of Major Works Data Sheets
  • Went over questions students had 
  • Quick Write
  • Discussed explicating quotations
  • Discussed Character (WWW=protagonist, antagonist, major character, minor character, flat character, round character, static character, dynamic character, stock character)

HOMEWORK:
  • Finish Character and Important Quotations section of MWDS
  • Quiz on Friday over Wicked Word Wall Definitions

Note:  The following is a handout of definitions of Wicked Word Wall Words (say that 5 times fast).   Definitions from 8/30 & 8/31

 
In Class:
  • Went over the Major Works Data Sheets
  • Specifically went over Title, Author, Date of Publication, Genre, Biography, Historical Context, Characteristics of Genre, Plot, Style
  • Discussed Plot (Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution/Denouement)
 
Homework: 
  • Attempt Title, Author, Date of Publication, Genre, Biography, Historical Context, Characteristics of Genre, Plot, and Style sections of Major Works Data Sheets for One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Please remember to site your sources
  • Here is a link to the Major Works Data Sheet that you can simply fill in



 
IN-CLASS:
  • Finished Goal Setting 
  • Went over AP Exam.  We viewed a AP Exam PowerPoint which gives a quick overview of the basics of the  exam.  I also handed out Test Samples.  Check the missed work file in Mrs. Hirzel's classroom for the samples if you are absent.


  • Wicked Word Wall Vocabulary:  Poetry, Prose, Literal, Figurative, Tone, Diction, Symbol, Metaphor, Simile, Form, Structure, Style


  • Discuss Homework Briefly:  MLA Formating Basics
                     -1 in. margins
                     -12 pt. times new roman font
                     -double spaced
                     -in-text citations (author page #) after quotation or paraphrase 
                         Example:  Throughout the text of How to Read Literature like a Professor, it states that "there is only one story" (Foster 39).
                     -MLA Header: Last Name and Page # in top right hand corner  
                          Example:  Jones 3
                     -MLA Heading: Your name, Teacher's name, Class, Date (day month year) double spaced.
                          Example:
                             Jane Doe

                             Mrs. Hirzel

                             AP Literature and Composition

                             30 August 2012

*Note:  Check out St. Paul Writing Handbook or OWL @ Purdue for more MLA information

  • If time:  Theme QuickWrite: Coming of Age: Answer question: What does it mean to grow up?


HOMEWORK:
  • Due Thursday (tomorrow):  Writing Sample:  Write a 2-3 typed page paper focusing on one aspect of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and how it connects with a chapter/concept from How to Read Literature like a Professor.   You should try your best to stay focused and organized.  Please use examples from the text to support your thesis (your main point).  For help, look over the ap resources section.
  • Next Friday(9/7/12):  Quiz over Wicked Word Wall Vocabulary




 
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Hello, ladies and gentlemen!  

Welcome to your first day of Senior Year!  This is such an exciting time in your lives, and I am proud to be a part of it!  I, too, am excited to start off the year, and to help you on your journey towards college  and a career.   This year, we will read some of the most famous texts  of all time as well as prepare you for the AP Test.  Another major focus of this year is to ensure that you are prepared to write at the college level.  We will discuss the difference between college and high school writing as well as consistently writing throughout the course.

 Please, take some time to get acquainted with this website.  The course objectives sheet (which was handed out in class) will always appear in the top right.  You can download aMicrosoft 2003 version anytime to check policies and expectations throughout the year.  Please, also take a look at the resources page.  It includes some of my favorite sites to help you throughout the year.  

This blog will serve multiple purposes.  I will update this everyday by the end of the school day.  Through this  blog:
  1.  You or your parents/ guardians can contact me at anytime if you have questions or concerns.  
  2. You will see up-to-date information on what we have done in class, as well as what is for homework.
  3. You can check out the resources page which includes homework help as well as websites to help you write in this class.
  4. If you are absent from class,  you can download the handouts you missed, as well as receive instructions on your homework. 
  5. Sometimes, I will post videos, articles, or other supplemental resources that I will ask you to read or write on for homework.


WHAT WE DID IN-CLASS:
-Went over course expectations
-Overview of classroom procedures
-Handed out text books
-Filled-Out Index Card:  Side One [Name, Computer Access, Email Address (preferably gmail)]  Back:  3 Strengths in English,  3 Weaknesses in English
-If time:  goal setting activity

HOMEWORK:
DUE THURSDAY:  Writing Sample:  Write a 2-3 typed page paper focusing on one aspect of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and how it connects with a chapter/concept from How to Read Literature like a Professor.   You should try your best to stay focused and organized.  Please use examples from the text to support your thesis (your main point).  For help, look over the ap resources section.